This is Brad’s favorite chili. He will eat it for a week straight and swoon over the last bite, just as much as the first. I finally wrote down the recipe while I was making it last week because every time someone asks me for it, I usually respond with, “Well, I used ground beef, add a few red and green peppers, some garlic, diced tomatoes, chili powder…”
“Okay, but how much of everything?”
“I have no idea.”
“Oh.”
Now that problem is fixed.
This chili is a Trim Healthy Mama S (so you can load on the sour cream and cheese), but you can easily make it an E by substituting lean ground chicken for the beef, adding more beans, and serving it with baked corn chips instead.
(Don’t worry; an official Trim Healthy Mama admin confirmed for me that there are not enough black beans in a serving to put you in Crossover mode. Yay!)
You’ll need a sugar-free taco seasoning (Darcie and Gwen have great recipes, if you prefer to make your own), a sugar-free salsa, and a sugar-free tomato sauce.
This is my husband's FAVORITE chili, so it's named in honor of him. 🙂 It's also a ridiculously easy S! You can change the meat to lean ground chicken for an E chili, add more beans, and serve with baked Tostito chips instead of sour cream and cheese. Brad’s Favorite Chili | THM: S
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I think your prep time is listed wrong! Hopefully this doesn’t take 15 hours of prep time – but only 15 min.. 🙂
You’re right! I suppose it could simmer for 15 hours, but it should only take about 15 minutes to prepare.
Prep time – 15 hours? 🙂
Oops! Editing to fix that!
These do not look like black beans. They look like kidney beans to me. Which are they?
I used red kidney beans in the batch I took photos of, but usually use black beans. Either way is delish!
Hi! I have a question about the canned tomatoes. In the recipe, you state to use two cans of diced tomatoes. I would have assumed you meant ~15 oz. cans, except the next item on your ingredient list (the black beans), you specify 15 oz. cans as “small”. So, what size of diced tomatoes should be used? 15oz or larger? Thanks!
Hi Lindsay, I used two 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes. 🙂
I would definitely clarify that then. “A can” is almost always the 15oz size. Small is the 8 oz., large is the 28 oz. I’m making this now, and I’m so glad I saw this comment exchange!
Oh! Glad I saw that too! I automatically choose a 15 oz can if I read “can of ____.” Thank you for the recipe. Looks great!
Not in Canada; almost all standard canned tomatoes here are 28oz, except for specialty ones (fire roasted, italian, etc.) that are sometimes 15oz.
That said, I also jumped on here to confirm it was 28oz cans in this and the crushed tomatoes in Italian Eggs! Thanks for the info!
Can this be an FP if I add v lil beans n eat it without cheese Nor sour cream?
Made this for the first last night when our son, daughter-in-law, and their two children were visiting. A HUGE hit!! Daughter-in-law said she would have to get the recipe.
Can you supply calories for this meal? I love it but need the calories
How much is a serving? Like a cup or cup and a half? I can’t wait to try this! Thank you for the recipe!!